06/10/2022
"The countries of Central America’s “Northern Triangle” — El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras — are already suffering from the effects of climate change, facing droughts and floods that threaten food and water security and catastrophic storms that jeopardize safety, health, and livelihoods. These impacts exacerbate a host of other factors driving mass migration within and from the region, including to the United States. More than two million people are estimated to have left El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras since 2014, many fleeing violence and economic hardship, and climate change increases vulnerability to these issues while amplifying the consequences of systemic issues such as a lack of education and employment opportunities, poor water management, and inequality and marginalization. These factors in turn hamper the ability of Northern Triangle countries and communities to adapt to climate change."
This report, informed by the Dialogue's Task Force on Climate Change in the Northern Triangle, complements the recommendations of the previous report in the series, on themes such as agriculture, water, energy, and finance, with strategic recommendations for US assistance to foster effective and sus...
